It's possible he has a thermostat that's not closing all the way when cold. I find that in my GL I get heat pretty quickly out of the rear heater, the front takes a few minutes longer. I do get what I'd call "adequate" heat long before the temperature gauge has moved a lot, though. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM> writes: > First of all, the Vanagon has a heck of a lot more coolant to heat up; > longer hose runs to the heater, etc., plus more "natural" heat > exchanging to ambient going on through those longer hoses compared to > your wife's car. > > Both engines probably heat up at nearly the same rate though. > > Dave |
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